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not zee, make the charge. But mel
Their we nor they say that Gov. Low
~ permitted this, but "the Govern
or" We used their exact phrase
ology. II appears from His Excel
lency's statement that he had nc
part In this matter. We are pro
isundly thankful that it Is so. w,
do not know that Governor Stone
permitted the scratching of, but W,
have it from good authority, tia,
on this plea the ring are aiming tC
beat the State out Of the amount due
1t seems singular that His Excel
lency should choose this for hi,
fighting ground, but IL is the par
Of a weak general to fight where
there 10 no enemy. He comes into
print to meet q charge not made
He has achieved signal victory on
a field all his own.
The Sword and Shield has thrown
down the guage Of battle on Other
fields. but His Excellency has re
manned in his tent. For instance
we did charge that he approved &C
counts for the Penitentiary ring
which were false, in that improve
ments were charged for that were
not made;
That he allowed the State tn be
charged and to pay $l4 so per thou
sand for brick. when any number
could I've had for $40 per Thousand
That he permitted ii. d. Cameron
70 charge the same items twice and
sometimes three times and allowed
his accounts;
That after this was called 10 his
attention, and after the Senate Com.
mittee had shown up the East Mis-
sissippi Insane Asylum extrava-
gance, the overdrawn appropriation
and the misapplication OF public
moneys, Gov. Lowry reappointed the
"InJudicious Mingler' TO the fat
stewardship Of the East Mississippi
Insane Asylum;
That in many ways he has for
warded the ends Of treasury raiders,
a genus homo once supposed to be
peculiar to the carpet-bag fraterni-
ty;
That he has. with no excuse in
equity, thwarted justice in the PAL
don of assassins; that it is noticea-
BILE that these men are the staunch
friends of his government and the
Penitentiary ring;
That he allowed the card of J. S.
Hamilton and j. A. Hoskins, pub
lished in the Clarion, to remain
uncondraticted, when the proof of
its falsity was in his possession as
shown by his message OF 1886; and
that he allowed the card. published
as it was, in the State organ, to
crush an honorable, but over-sensi-
tive man, while he reaped the benefit
of the falsehood.
Here are q few charges that this
paper and Others have made, and as
His Exccllency does not think it
beneath hisdignity to go into print,
we see no reason why he should not
have met the charges long ago. HE
easy victory over his man Of staw
is no pledge Of his ability To clear
his administration Of the above
oft-repeated allegations.-Sword
and Shield.
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Notice tor Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
February "a, 1887.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice of his Intention
TO make nnal proof In support OF his C iaim and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or in his absence, the Clerk OF the Chancery
Court, Lincoln County. at BroOkhaven, Miss,
on april ., 1887, viz: Robertson Moaning Home
stead No. ln24l, for the ~ sch section g. town.
ship north, range east.
lie names the following " Illnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
jesse N. Kials, Sylvester Rails, James Will
llams. Benjamin Bullock, all of Brookhaven,
Miss. JAS. ID. STEWART,
CIV Register.
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LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss, |

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MIss.)
February 3, 1887. {
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention to
make fnal proof IN support Of his claim, and that
saidiproOf will he made before the Judge or In his
absence the Clerk of the Chancery Court Law
renee county, at Monticello, Miss. on March
Is, 1857, viz Mary Ballard, widow of Simeon
Ballard, deceased, Homestead No. 1873 for the
WV sen and sen sw4 section %, townships
nOi tn, range 10 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, ana cultivation of.
said land, viz:
J.J. Gait, Jesse King, @. NJ. C. Lambert z. p.
Jones, all OF ModticellO r. o., Lawrence county,
Miss.
JAS. D. STEWART,
CIV Register.
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A Tilt Between the Sword and
Shield and Gov. Lowry IN
Which His Excellency
Comes Out Second Best.
The last Clarion contains the fol-
lowing from His Excellency, Gov.
Lowry:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
JACKSON, Feb. ~, 1887.

EDITOR CLARION Since trusted by my
fellow citizens with the administration of
the State Government, / have never
thought proper to answer adverse criti-
cisin upon my official conduct, but have
always been entirely willing to leave it to
tho Judgment of the just, intelligent and
manly people of Mississippi, and never
for a moment doubted their verdict. But
my attention has been called to a publica-
ton in the Sword and Shield, of this
place, and copied by few other newspa-
pers in the State, charging, among other
things, that the State has, or may lose
&c. 900 by an act Of mine in connection
with the bond of the lessees of the Peni-
q gross outrage, deem it proper to cor
rect it. In the article referred to, discus
sing the Penitentiary and pardOns, this
paragraph occurs:
''The State Is likely to lose the money for
which she sold her cOnvicts. The lessees are
| now two years behind on the payment OF the
money to say netting Of inc amount they
intention OF paying. Their ocndsmen are them
| selves, and they now declare that their bond II
not valid because the Governor permitted one
state as out Of -. 90 and probably they are"
The statement, SO far as am concern
cd, is without the seRblaSce Of tr1th ana
The bond was approved, and tn,
"scratching off," IL done, in the lattel
part of the year 1880. was indicted
into office January 9, 1882.
| ROBERT LOWRY.
The article from which the Gov
ernor takes an extract, was writer
| in commentator of Capt Franz
Johnston's able article on the Peni
Tertiary problem, and Gev. Lowry
name dnes not appear In 1t from
first to last. No such charge wal
made against him or against any
Governor. In speaking Of the ef
forts now making by the Penitentia
nv ring to beat the State out o
$4,000 We said "they now declare
that their bond is not valid, becaus,
the Governor permitted one Of thu
sure,ies To scratch of his name
They set up this plea In court, the
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LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MIss.,(
February II, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the folio owing
named settler has died notice of his inten ton to
make nnsl proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will he made before the Judge,
or In his absence the Clerk of the Chancery
March Is, 1887, viz: prlsndO Y. Wilson, Home
stead No. llo41 for the wv SEX section 10, town.
ship north, range ~ east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of, said land, viz:
Walter Lambert, James A. Rupei, j. j. Lee.
b. l.. Lee, ST., all OF Monticello, Lawrence coun-
~. Miss. JAS. ID. STEWART
6W Register
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LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. MISS,

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. MIss.,l
February 10. 1857.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his Intention to
make Hnal proof In support OF his claim, ana that
said proof W III he made he fore the Judge, or In
his absence the Clerk Of the Chancery Court.
"A. 1887, viz: Rosa Myers, widow OF Anthony
Myers deceased, Homestead No. l032s for the
M sch and NJ sw4 section ~, township 0
nurth, range 30 west.
lie names the following witnesses to prove hia
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of I.
SAID land, viz
Joe Weathersby, Pes. Dampeer, Isaac Buckley,
Albert Dampeer. all of Hebron p. o., Lawrence
county, Miss.
JAS. d. STEWART,
Register.
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LAND OFFICE At JACKSON. Miss

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. MIss,l
Feb.:24, 1851.
Notlecf Ia hereby given that the following
named settler has nled notice of her int nton to
that said proof wilbe maze before the Jud0e-
or In his absence the CLERK OF the Chsncery
Court Lincoln county, at Brookhaven, Miss, on
April :, 1881, viz: Caroline HILL widow Of Dan
lei Hin, deceased, Homestead No, lOOsl for the
sen nwk and neh swA Sc ;tion ~, township
north. range east.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of. said land,tviz
Benjamin Bullock, Simeon Bullock, Daniel
HAL, John bowman, all Of Brookhaven p. o.,
Lincoln county, Miss.
ew JAS. D. STUART, Register.
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Statement from Col. Chsves.

OFFICE OF THE ID. r. w. G. IT,
Jackson, Miss. Feb. 10, 1887.
To the Temperance People Of Ms
sissippi:
The ultimatum Of the temperance
reform to-day Is the prohibition OF
the drink traffic.
To make this reform q success,
organization is essential. The tenn
perance sentiment in Mississippi is
great, but loses its power for want OF
a complete and thorough organiza-
ton. This organization must mol
he an experiment, but thorough and
systematic, with practical methods,
supported by revenue to meet the
needs of the work. Such an organi-
cation present to you In the name
of the Independent Order Of Good
I. mplars, which is the largest Tenn
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LAND orTios At JAcxsoS.'MIss., !

LAND OFFiCe AT JACKSON. fMTss.,(
February "a. 1881. !
Notice is aerehv given that the following
named settler has died notice of his intention
to make nnal proof In support of hts claim aud
that said proof will he made before the Judge,
or In his absence the clerk Of the Chancery
Court, Lawrence county, at Monticello, Mise,
on April ., 1881, viz: Josiah Y. Wallace, IfoIo--
steal No. li9ll for the swh nwa AMI nv avn
section u: and mex sc ar section 10, TOWNSHIP 8
north, range II east.
lie names the following witnesses ~ prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of,
said land, viz:
&. NJ. Pulisn. T. J. Andrews, }. III. Allen.
James W. Walt, all Of AonticeNo. l,wrencs
county, Miss. JAS ID. STEW ART,
CIV Register.
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A GRAND BENEvoLENCE.
The Work of the X. Of II. One
Year.

The great fraternal beneficiary
society, known as the Knights OF
Honor, which has so rapidly extend
ed itself all over the United States,
did q grand work in 1886. 1t is
a fraternity, organized on the lodge
plan, holding meetings at least twice
u month. 1t has tor its purpose the
advancement and benefit Of its own
members, and the beterment Of
humanity in general.
During the year 1886, there was
distributed in local charities
through the medium Of the 260O
subordinate lodges scattered
ihrougout the country, $1,000
This fund was distributed without
any cost of disbursement, and went
AT once and most OPPORTUNITY to the
needy. While this sum is hand
some one in the aggregate, yet it
was distributed without being felt
by any member, and was less than
$l.OO for each member Of the order.
The readiness with which the call
for aid in responded to by the mem
bership is most commeudable. When
Charleston was visited by the teri
bic earthquakes of last Summer, lib
eral contributions were sent forward
by the various lodges throughout
the country, and only ceased to go
forward when no more was need
ed.
Aside from these noble charities,
this great benevolent order teaches
its members TO provide for those
dependent upon them, when the
members shall be called away from
earth. 1t provides that benefit OF
$4,000 shall be paid the family Of
every member who dies in good
standing in the order. This fund is
raised by assessments upon each
individual member. During 1886,
twenty, one assessments were called
to the Supreme Lodge Treasury,
and there was paid out from the
sum realized, in death benefits to
the deceased me IN bers. during the
wear, $3,123,000. These payments
went in the main to those who
otherwise would have left nothing
for the support of their families
They were enabled to do this for the
reason that the assessments are
maid in sums OF one or two
dollars per month for each member
through the agency Of his subordin'
ate Lodge.
when we add tn this benefit fund
Of $3,I23, 900 the $4,000 disbursed
.s local charities, we have the grand
total OF $3, 243, 900 disbursed by The
Kniehts Of Honor during 1886
What q noble work was this, and
how many widows and orphans
have been kept from want, and com
forted in the hour Of distress and
need, by the quiet but effective Ia
bors OF this great brotherhood.
In this connection We are glad u
ada that Brook haven Lodge X. ot III
has had many accessions 10 its mem
b~rship in the last IL months, and II
in q prosperous and healthy con
dillon.
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VOLUME v.

enters upon its ffth year. Four
wears Is not long time, but in that
period the paper has established q
character and reputation as the
friend Of pure morals, good govern
ment and the material advancement
of our beloved county and State
Of which we are proud.
THE LEADER has demonstrated
what most Mississippi editors never
dreamt Of before-that q secular
newspaper may be conducted on q
high moral plane without trucking To
the whisky power or sacrifice OF
principle and independence, and yet
ruccccd"--was what was said to US
ny one Of tho most distinguished
and honored men of Mississippi
when Tue LEADER had just com,
pleted its first year, and the truth of
his words has been more fully de-
monstrated by the success of the
paper since.
Looking back over the past four
years with a scrutinizing eye, we
do not discover or recall q single
instance where 1t has sacrificed it's
convictions for the sake of policy
or "bent the pregnant hinges Of the
knee, tina, thrift might follow fawn-
ing"-not a single instance where it
has failed to boldly condemn the
wrong and uphold the right when
it seemed the interests OF the people
could thereby be subserved, al.
though it has Outlines been the
victim Of boycots and its editor the
Object Of the bitterest personal
abuse and vituperation.
SO far as our knowledge extends
it was the first secular paper in Mis-
sissippi to boldly condemn and
denounce the practice of mob law
which was fast bringing our State
into disrepute throughout the Un-
ion, and was one among the first
Democratic papers to demand o
free ballot and a fair count and call
halt in the baneful election meth
DDS which threatened to sap the
very foundations of civil govern
ment in our State. AS to the whis
ky traffic, what seemed more stu,
pendous undertaking than Hercules
task OF cleansing the Augean stables
when as one OF o brave little band we
took up the gauge of battle four years
ago, has been accomplished as to
our own county, and the legalized
liquor traffic forever banished from
our bounds; while at the same time
the glad shout Of progress and
reform has sounded from hill top to
hill top and from valley to valley,
until the banner OF Temperance and
Prohibition TO day proudly waves in
triumph over more than half Of our
beloved State.
In turning the new milestone we
have nothing to promise our many
friends and patrons except that the
past shall be an earnest future, and
that the paper shall be improved in
proportion as the patronage bestow-
ed upon it will justify. But for
your inherent virtue and generous
the measure of success
which We have hitherto attained
could not have been achieved and we
confidently invoke a continuance
Of your moral and financial support
in giving to our county q good
paper.
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RE D.

On February Path, 1se7, at the residence
of the brides father in Lincoln county,
Miss, by Elder X. j. Boone, Mr.. JOHN
SMITH and Miss JANE DELAUGHTER.
On Feb. oath, 1887, at the residence Of
the brides father, Mr.. b, z. SANpiFER
and Miss ALLIE J. BOYD, Of Lawrence
county, Miss.
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Louis Schade, editor Of the Wash.
ipg,on Sentinel, (liquor papcr) and
attorney for the National Brewer.
Association, thinks the Prohibition
Party will never accomplish much
except tn scare the old parties into
adopting temperance measures. In
this way he thinks it will accom-
plish vast deal.
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Sealed bids for working and maintain
ing county prisoners are invited to be
filed with the Chsncery Clerk of Lincoln
county on or before the first Monday Of
March next, on which day said bids will
be opened and the contract awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder.
F. NJ. MARTIN, Clerk.
Fob. II, 1886.
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The people Of Mississippi are TO
be congratulated on having two such
editors at the State Capital as Mar
tin, Of The New Mississippian, and
and Gambrell, Of the Sword and
Shield.
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The battle begins in the earliest dawn
of the child's existence. If 1t 10 delicate,
worms fasten upon its vitals, and as years
pass they increase, and il not destroyed
will kill. Shriner's Indian Vermifnge
will destroy them and save the life Of the
child.
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Si.0N WORTH $4,000.

For four years have been sufferer from Q
terrible form of Rheumatism, which reduced
me 30 low that oil hope OF recovery was Civ
en- up. | have suffered the most excruciating
pain day and night snd often while writing In
agony have wished I could die. l have tried
every thing known for that disease, hut nothing
did me any good, and have had some OF the IN
est ph yscians Of the state 10 work on me, but
all TO no effect. l have spent over $500 without
finding relief. am now proud to say that after
using only one bottle of B. b. B. ] an enabled
TO walk around ant attend to business, and
would not take $500 for the benefit received
from one single bottle of r. B. b. refer to all
merch ants and business men Of this town.
Yours, most truly,
N CANA
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LAND OFYIcB AT JACKSON. MIss.,(
February 3, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the folio wing
named settler has nled notice OF his intention
to make nnal proof In support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
Lawrence county, at Monticello, Miss, March
l6. 1857, viz Albert Dampier, Homestead No.
or Sc ion %, township north, range % west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Randall Sutton, Robert Morris, John 8 Bon =
ner, Joe Weathersby, all OF Hebron, Lawrence
county, Miss.
JAS. d. STEWART,
CIV Register.
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LAND orFIcE AT JACKSON. Ans.. 4,

LAND OFFtck At JACKSON, ATS, Il
February % 1881.
Notice n hereby given that the following
named settler has died notice OF his intention to
make nnal proof IN support Of his claim, snd
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
In his absence the clerk OF the Chancery Court
Lawrence county. ct Monticello. Miss, en- Iprii
list. 1891, viz: Charles LanHston, Homestead No.
1881 for the NJ sch and sek sen section 81 :.
township north. range 10 west; and nek nek
section 9, township north. range 10 west.
lie names the following Witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF. said lanl, VIZ:
Norris Barnes, Archy Barnes. Isaac Oats. l.
T. Ward, all Of Bournham, Lawrence county,
Miss
JAS. d. STEWART,
CIV keRIs,er.
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a SENSATION.

why 10 It that three bottles Of b. b. b. are
sold In Atlanta to one Of any other blood RENE
dy. and twice a. much consumed In the State OF
Georgia n any Other preparation No one
need take our word, but simply ask the drug
gists. Ask the people. They are competent
witnesses. six houses In Atlanta are buying B
B. b. In ave and ten gross lots. and some Of
them buy a. often as every two months. WIZ
these unprecedented sales here at home with %
little sdVertising7 Modesty forbids our making
q reply. Bad B. B. B. been before the public q
quarter or half a century. It wosId not be nee
essary to be bolstered mp with crutches OF page
advertisements now. Merit will conquer and
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Nalty claims he has the best assortment
OF both staple and fancy groceries in town
and guarantees satisfaction.
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We kesp none but the choicest Of beef
in our market and have il ready for de-
livery every morning. Give rs trial.
(yR MoITo-Qu,ck sales and small
pronts.
vwe pay the highest market price
for good beef cattle.
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Boston Corhett, the slayer OF
John Wilkes Booth, who has been
acting as d"orkccper In the House
of Representatives OF Kansas has
been adjudged insane.
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They are for sale by nearly all
dealers. If your merchant don't
keep them send the money to US
and we will send you the goods per
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
Fer representative.
We are authorized to announce
L. c. MAXWELL

~ q candidate for Representative Of Lin
coin county Mt the November election ;
subject to the decision of the people at
the polls.
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